laterculus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lătercŭlus: (lătĕrĭcŭlus, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 2), i, m.
dim. id..
I A small brick or tile: hanc contignationem laterculo astruxerunt, Caes. l. l.: sacellum factum crudis laterculis, Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 63: observationes siderum coctilibus laterculis inscriptae, id. 7, 56, 57, § 193.—
II Transf.
   A A kind of pastry, so called because shaped like a tile, Cato, R. R. 109: nihil nisi laterculos, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 115.—
   B Among the agrimensores, a tile-shaped piece of land, Sic. Fl. de Cond. Agr. p. 2 Goes.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lătercŭlus¹⁴ (lătĕrĭcŭlus Cæs. C. 2, 9, 2 ), ī, m. (later),
1 petite brique : Plin. 7, 193 ; 30, 63
2 [fig.] sorte de pâtisserie : Pl. Pœn. 325 ; Cato Agr. 109